{ Gilt"-edge` (?), Gilt"-edged` (?), } a. 1. Having a gilt edge; as,
gilt-edged paper.
2. Of the best quality; -- said of negotiable paper, etc. [Slang, U.
S.]
Gilt"head` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A marine fish. The name is applied to two
species: (a) The Pagrus, or Chrysophrys, auratus, a valuable food fish
common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); --
called also giltpoll. (b) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British
coasts; -- called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge.
Gilt"if (?), a. [For gilti, by confusion with -if, -ive, in French
forms. See Guilty.] Guilty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gilt"tail` (?), n. A yellow-tailed worm or larva.